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Wabtec upgraded to Gradually Accumulate from Hold at Wellington Shields

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10/05/18

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10/05/18DOWNGRADEWOLFPeer Perform

Wabtec downgraded to Peer Perform from Outperform at Wolfe Research

09/14/18

09/14/18NO CHANGE

Fly Intel: Today's top analyst calls on Wall Street

Check out today's top analyst calls from around Wall Street, compiled by The Fly. WELLS SAYS 'MAY BE AS GOOD AS IT GETS' FOR COSTCO: Wells Fargo analyst Edward Kelly downgraded Costco Wholesale to Market Perform from Outperform with an unchanged price target of $235. While Costco remains one of the highest quality companies within consumer and its near-term results should be positive, "this may be as good as it gets," Kelly told investors. He believes the stock's 50% rally over the past year "has left it priced for perfection" and that Costco's comps "seem destined to slow in 2019" as it laps tough comparisons. JPMORGAN ADVISE CAUTION ON GE: A read of the proxies for the General Electric (GE) and Wabtec (WAB) transportation deal suggests "caution is warranted" in taking the forecasts "to the bank," JPMorgan analyst Stephen Tusa wrote in a research note. The situation "looks eerily similar" to GE's Baker Hughes (BHGE) deal, where management went from pitching $8B in future EBITDA several years forward to "slowly pulling annual guidance once public," with a consensus that is now at $5B, Tusa said. He believes that as each of GE's Industrial businesses get broken out clearly with "clean GAAP" transparency, the less impressive the financials look. Tusa keeps an Underweight rating on General Electric shares. CORNING UPGRADED ON OPTICAL DEMAND STRENGTH: Citi analyst Asiya Merchant upgraded Corning (GLW) to Buy from Neutral with a $40 price target, telling investors that the shares are "poised to continue to grind higher" in the next 12-18 months. The analyst expects Corning's earnings and margins growth will be driving by optical demand strength and better display pricing. JPMORGAN CUTS VALVOLINE TO UNDERWEIGHT ON NEW AMAZON COMPETITION: JPMorgan analyst Jeffrey Zekauskas downgraded Valvoline (VVV) to Underweight from Neutral and lowered his price target for the shares to $20 from $22. Industry trade publication National Oil and Lube New is reporting that Amazon (AMZN) has launched its first private label motor oil called AmazonBasics Full Synthetic Motor Oil, Zekauskas noted. While too early to gauge the effects of the Amazon entry on the Valvoline brand, the new competition from Amazon will likely reduce Valvoline's trading multiple "because the lubricant industry structure is probably weaker for its entry," Zekauskas contends. NVIDIA TARGET HIKED TO $350: Needham analyst Rajvindra Gill raised his price target on Nvidia to $350 from $325 after his investor meeting with its Data Center GM and Director of IR, saying the discussions about the company's AI/ML dominance reminded him of "Wintel" platform during the PC computing era. The analyst believes that Nvidia is "uniquely positioned" to capitalize on the next wave of computing, taking a larger inference market share with its new TensorRT Hyperscaler Platform.

09/14/18

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09/14/18NO CHANGEJPMSUnderweight

JPMorgan's Tusa advises caution after reading GE, Wabtec deal proxies

A read of the General Electric (GE), Wabtec (WAB) transportation deal proxies suggests "caution is warranted" in taking the forecasts "to the bank," JPMorgan analyst Stephen Tusa tells investors in a research note. The situation "looks eerily similar" to GE's Baker Hughes (BHGE) deal, where management went from pitching $8B in future EBITDA several years forward to "slowly pulling annual guidance once public," with a consensus that is now at $5B, Tusa writes. For good measure, the analyst calls that deal's lowered guidance "still a stretch." He believes that as each of GE's Industrial businesses get broken out clearly with "clean GAAP" transparency, the less impressive the financials look. Tusa keeps an Underweight rating on General Electric.

08/17/18

08/17/18DOWNGRADE

On The Fly: Top five analyst downgrades

Catch up on today's top five analyst downgrades with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Dean Foods (DF) downgraded to Underweight from Neutral at JPMorgan with analyst Ken Goldman citing a "number of concerns," including a possible miss for Q3, higher raw milk costs, demand erosion for fluid milk, the risk of further customer attrition, and valuation. 2. Wabtec (WAB) downgraded to Sector Weight from Overweight at KeyBanc with analyst Steve Barger saying he thinks risk/reward has become more balanced in the context of macro and forecasting risk, GE Transport (GE) integration risk and forward valuation. 3. Yum China (YUMC) downgraded to Perform from Outperform at Oppenheimer with analyst Brian Bittner saying needed improving same-store sales could take several quarters as KFC headwinds do not appear transitory. 4. DSW (DSW) downgraded to Negative ahead of expected guidance cut at Susquehanna with analyst Sam Poser saying he expects margins to be challenged due to increased variable costs and gross margin pressure related to the new loyalty program. 5. Sun Communities (SUI) downgraded to In Line from Outperform at Evercore ISI. This list is just a portion of The Fly's full analyst coverage. To see The Fly's full Street Research coverage, click here.